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Life Changing Experiences

07:00AM | May 22, 2013 | 3 comments

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Shot forth into abyss… That’s how it felt when my blog turned into a business. When I left school 10 years ago “Blogger” or “Social Media Manager” didn’t exist as a profession. In fact, my preferred career choice of “Photographer” was deemed a hobby by most unless I became an assistant or worked for a [...]

A Loss of Confidence

10:00AM | May 17, 2013 | 29 comments

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It can happen in a moment. You’re sitting at your desk or standing in the shops and something happens, actions that occur in a small fragment of time that may not even be directed towards you, yet completely changes the way you view not only the world but yourself…. has this ever happened to you? [...]

Plus Size Fit

12:00AM | April 26, 2013 | 16 comments

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It’s been so nice outside lately and I haven’t been taking advantage of it as I’ve felt so miserable. I’m changing my habits and trying to shake off the clouds. So today Steve hung out the laundry, Aidan ran about with Charlie and I whipped on my activewear and decided to try something new. My [...]

Tune Up

07:00AM | April 24, 2013 | 10 comments

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Health should never be neglected and with my big New York trip just weeks away I had a frank talk to my doctor about how I’ve been feeling physically and emotionally. I explained that I was feeling a little lost since Aidan started Pre School and had begun leaning on my old crutch, comfort food. I [...]

Plus Size Activewear

10:07PM | March 30, 2013 | 22 comments

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I love activewear, it’s comfy, often bright and makes me feel energetic when I wear it. I’ve shared a few posts about gear I love so when Nicole, one of my lovely readers, asked me where she could find plus size activewear I thought it would be a great thing to expand on. I started [...]

Oh No Endo

12:32AM | March 28, 2013 | 13 comments

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That’s right, I’m talking women’s business but that doesn’t mean I want my male readers to skip this post. Everyone knows a woman or girl who experiences a painful period. I’m not talking about ouchie cramps that a panadol or two will knock over. I’m talking ashen faced, foetal position, guttural moaning, hips on fire, discharge and clots, loss [...]

Eargasam

12:34AM | March 13, 2013 | 5 comments

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My eyelids are heavy but my eyes are dry and refuse to close. My mind races and I barely remember to blink. I’m sitting still but I’m exhausted, my muscles tense and ache even whilst willing themselves to relax. It’s in those moments, be it daylight or night, that music washes over me like the sea over [...]

I Heart My Body 2012

10:56PM | October 25, 2012 | 45 comments

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I’ve just eaten a bowl of spaghetti for dinner and Aidan is playing quietly with his iPad. The sun is going down. “Just do it” I whisper my mantra softly to myself, soon I’m bare faced and naked. My hair is exactly how it looked when I woke up this morning. I grab the camera, set [...]

How To Look Good When You Work Out

08:00AM | October 23, 2012 | 6 comments

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I hope you guys enjoyed this week’s Aussie Curve’s post where I reviewed my new activewear from Virtu and shared that it’s ok to “break the rules”, that you can be attractive whilst you’re active. Today I wanted to talk to you about the things I love to use for a workout. The gym is [...]

Cardio Tennis

12:00AM | October 16, 2012 | 38 comments

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Sponsored by Nuffnang Australia When I was asked if I would like to review an exercise class, I have to be honest, I hesitated but the opportunity to hit things and wear a cute outfit sealed the deal. A high energy, tennis based cardio workout for an hour one afternoon, sure no worries I could [...]

My Fitness Pal

09:50PM | September 27, 2012 | 8 comments

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I’m not an App junkie, my iPhone only has two pages. I’m quite particular about what I like and I hate useless apps cluttering up my screen. I have several photo apps I like, there are transit apps, social media apps and of course BeJewelled. A month or so ago Steve told me to download My Fitness [...]

Slurp

12:34AM | August 3, 2012 | 4 comments

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The older I get the more I’m starting to realise that I’m becoming my mother. I could go into many intricate reasons as to why that is but one of the most simplest (and extremely mundane) ways is simply by my new found choice in beverages. More precisely, tea. After winning a years worth of [...]

Urban Remedy Cleanse Winter Menu

06:00AM | July 19, 2012 | 23 comments

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A few of the US bloggers I follow on twitter highly recommended liquid detoxes made up of soup, juices and smoothies as meal replacements for a short period of time. I hadn’t heard or seen anything like that in Australia so after a quick search I found a similar company to the one they used [...]

Female For Life: Part Four

06:00AM | July 9, 2012 | 20 comments

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Every now and then I do something even I don’t expect me to do… like flounce about on my blog wearing a onesie. You could say FFFWeek gave me the burst of confidence I needed to show you the Yoga Body Suit from Female For Life. I’ve been holding on to it for weeks, making [...]

Female For Life: Part Three

08:00PM | May 21, 2012 | 3 comments

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Rhian With daylight savings all but a distant memory, I’m finding it harder and harder to get the chance to work out outdoors. Normally I’m able to fit a run in on the weekend, but during the week I need to keep my fitness levels up so I’ve been doing a Jillian Michael’s workout each [...]

Female For Life – Part One

03:50PM | April 5, 2012 | 29 comments

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New Years resolutions to start back up at the gym fell through, I was feeling lethargic, stressed and down about my appearance. It happens, no matter how cheery and bright our self esteem usually is, we’ll all go through periods (some more than others) where everything just feels drab, grey and boring. Having active friends [...]

The Tide is High

10:16PM | March 20, 2012 | 33 comments

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I watched as my personality seemed to shrink in front of the mirror as I stood there, my eyes grey and bemused by my reflection. I slipped on my favourite SARA swimsuit, I loved how I felt in it, secure yet colourful. My eyes caught a glimpse of my inner upper thighs and I shuddered, [...]

Save Your Skin with Vaseline

03:09PM | February 9, 2012 | 5 comments

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The lovely people at Vaseline sent me (and three of my family members) a small pamper pack in January designed to moisturise, protect and freshen up my skin. They asked for the opportunity to share with you some information that you may not be aware of when it comes to your skin and in return, [...]

The Art of Being Alone

07:54PM | December 7, 2011 | 4 comments

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For the past week Aidan and Steve have been down in Victoria visiting his side of the family and they’re not due back for a few more days. I looked forward to my week of self indulgent alone time and I was so very sure it would be productive and enlightening… oh how wrong was [...]

Girls Night In Curvy Clothes Swap 2011

04:43PM | November 9, 2011 | 42 comments

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A few months ago I received a letter in the mail asking me if I would like to host a Girls Night In charity event for the Cancer Council to aid research into all womens cancers. Having irregular cells found on my cervix when I was only seventeen and the subsequent preventative treatments, Girls Night [...]

Deadly Treadly

11:37PM | September 27, 2011 | 14 comments

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I’m renting this bad boy from a friend. They forked out $1k+, used it for 2 months and then revamped it by turning it into a very unattractive clothes hanger and dust catcher. I could see something similar happening to me so I never bought one, I went to the gym and used their fancy [...]

Designers for Daffodil Day

06:00PM | August 26, 2011 | 6 comments

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When I was 17 I had a pap smear. I felt it was the right thing to do as it had been 2 years since I’d first had sex. I was being responsible. None of my friends had had one but I went ahead and saw my doctor to show them it would be fine, [...]

Secret Women’s Business

08:43PM | January 22, 2011 | 15 comments

Last week I had to go an see my gynecologist. It seems most women involuntarily flinch when they hear the words “Pap Smear” or “Gyno”. I mean who could blame us, it’s never a pleasant experience and definitely not something to write home to your parents about but it IS something we should all be [...]

Life from the Couch

02:06PM | December 7, 2010 | 10 comments

This is what I’ve been trying to do a lot of lately. I’ve got woman’s troubles baaaaaaad but I’m just not up to talking about it which is why a lot of my deep and meaningful posts have been absent lately. I will fill you all in as I believe speaking aloud about Endometriosis is [...]

Lady Business

12:27PM | October 4, 2010 | 18 comments

{image} It might not be interesting to a lot of people but for me it’s monumental… I had a 28 day cycle! For newer readers you may have missed out on a rather large and constant issue on my blog regarding infertility. Obviously it all worked out well in the end but there were almost [...]

Pretty Peepers

11:25PM | August 30, 2010 | 6 comments

I’ve been working a lot on the computer lately, mostly at night and my eyes have been feeling the strain. Hubby was due for an eye test (he’s blind as a bat) so I decided to make an appointment also. I went first and turns out I still have 20/20 vision. Damn, I can’t buy [...]